ditrochee Pros.
(daɪˈtrəʊkiː)
[ad. L. ditrochæus, a. Gr. διτρόχαιος, f. δι-, di-2 + τροχαῖος trochee. Oftener used in the L. form.]
A foot consisting of two trochees; a double trochee: = dichoree. So ditroˈchean a., containing two trochees.
| [1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Ditrochæus, a Foot in Greek or Latin Verse which consists of Two Trochees; as Cāntĭlēnă.] 1855 Sat. Rev. I. 3/2 Does Absolute Wisdom take pleasure in forced and far-fetched àpropos, or does it delight in ditrochees? 1846 Worcester, Ditrochean, containing two trochees. Edin. Rev. |